Package or container for tobacco or similar commodities



J. PETERSON v PACKAGE 0R CONTAINER FOR TOBACCO OR SI MILAR COMMODITIES Filed July 1*7. 151.23. 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Jrraf/m fff/dO/i ATTORNEYS J. PETERSON PACKAGE OR CQNTAINER FOR TOBACCO OR SIMILAR COMMODITIES Filed July 17, 1923 4 Sheefis-Sheet 2 INVENTOR IE/142710 Pete/as on ATTORNEYS 1,525,619 J. PETERSQN PACKAGE 0R CONTAINER F'OKTOBACCO 0R SIMILAR cormom'rms Filed July 17 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 8 ATTORNEYS Feb. 0, 1925. 1,525,619 J. PETERSON PACKAGE OR CONTAINER FOR TOBACCO OR SIMILAR COMMODITIES Filed July 1'7, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 I INVENTOR Lia/M2990 PFZZAFOIY ATTORNEYS Patented Febi 10, 1925.

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*S'tute of New York" have inventeci"certaiit new and useful Improvements in Pacji ages 01' Containers'for Tobacco OP Similar Goinmociities, o-i wl'iiioh. the :t'oH owving-is' 2t Speei iic-ation.

My iii-Venthmrelates to improvementsim packages or tontaiiiets'ibn tobacco-01* simia' commodities:

$in0king toi-jacoo in-sn12t1L quantities suitable for individual oohs'umers, is fi' equentiy packed i eotangulai" papeuhags oi contaiiiers, and in order to preservethe; tobacco i11- fresh oondition untihthe aac kage openech a-nci wftei" opeii-i ng, areasonibi e time until the "contents-canine cousumec'i, it has been eustommyw pi- Vide-zt-[co-Inposite inner p zieka-ge" or Wrapping Consisting; of" sheets of "paper anti this iilneii 'wrappin being fornieichiiito: afhhgOl pouch" of sub stantieiiy rectangular"fol-in to correspond With the ciesiiecii tectanguhh: formation of the complete pu okagp consisting-- 0t i the i1 1- nei W upping with its} contents and the oiuiei -pouc'h Olb3 g-: i

The ii'i n ei" compo te wrappebishisualiy fO'i'iHdLi with it solid (or fi ztt, one-piece, fohiiess) hoi' 1m and with lon itudinal 1 folds and overlaps along the naiuoW sides of the pziphiige, and" with short -innei flztpsor tuck folds at th' hott'om of th e narrow sides pro-1 ducethinthe demure-1' o the longitud igiml foldslandflips. 1 ii fingthe innetWBep pens, these bottom' flaps on tuok-foids-ai'efreihiently displaced or crumpled! ciowin ward, pemnitting tobacco to spill out, and otherwise interfel ing with the propel" fill iug and formation of the package; it is also diflibult to pgfoperiy seoui'e the longi tudii ui mai'gi of 1 the; side fold to rmetioii because-the mm;- wrapper; as above stated;

a composite structure consisting oi foil i' au'cipupe1*; incl in foi'ini-I'ig the, longiti ciinzii overliilps :i'oil h'iust be? hi oug l-it in} Contact" with paper "sui ftges ancib'i't ciiifi'o uit to pijoperlyadhe ive '7 securetl-iese -imtterialstogether" in he thesepackegesl Diffieuit y also experienced with the= compositeinner wrappers, comprisinga, 'i1, Whic *f Ciki;

1 mg and "closifrg in folch 1923*. Serial m. esgoeaz' end: th'e i11IlB1WVLfL] 313B 1,)VhiCifWi-ltfll folde ci is apt to he vei y thick and hulky atgtl'ie; ends; to such tin'ezgtent thetit isdiflieult to proper: 1y, fold the: upper end ofthe outer wrappermid produce: the desired smooth flat top formation o-f the complted package; also; when the package hiasfi once-been opened to discharge pal-t odi-the contents, it isdii' fiouit to again neatly and compactly fold the toppo 'tioiis of the inneiw WTHJPPQ? Without time-eonsmning care on the'pzirt oi? the user-w To overcome th'e fore-goin'g and Otilewd if fioultiesyztnd at-the same time to produce an iimproyed' package, havinggreaterstrengtl'i, durability, security, and capable of being more easily: anci com pactiy folded and secured both inthe original completion of the. package anci after the-- top ciosizu'e has been openedii for 'l'e'movztl' of" part of? the contents of the individual consumer, myainventioi b'riefllyw described; provides :an I inner reenifor'eing and securing strip of Stlihhitble sheet material, usually paper, inserted Within the composite inner Wrapper and: ad:- hesively secured to paper portionsoi" the composite Wrapper E along? the ammo W longitudinzul side fold fomnttions, andi'iulsoi intel-nallyl overlying anci fseoured to the bottom. tuck-folds previously" referred to. Since'this connecting or reen ioi oing strip is adhesively applied to: P211I)C11'} 3O1'ii0 116 ofr'the compositeuinnei wrapper, the edhesive connection may be made satisfactorily secure and permanent without: any: reasonable possibility of the p arts-rbeooming septmtztted. druming the life of the package. The inner'iwraqm ping 01'- pack age iswtheve'iioie held securely in" proper-form and ati the same: time any displacement of the bottom tuek'iohisor flaps isiefieotiveiy pi'eventedwhy: the SIII othly: applied anci continu (ms inner reen ioi oi 11;: Stliiia i The invention also comprises 5a: new uucl. improved*formatiohi of the LIPPGFI'OI' -cio sure tions projectingfabove the contents of? the package, whereby a compact and flat mouthfend formation of ti'IG COIIIliYlGtB package may be produced in the original menu-feet ure of i the article, Land uoreovei'ithe neck or mouth POL'UIQ may be easily and quickly reit'oldech (closure) by: theii di v-idual iiserl ai'te e the peeka-gexhzts 1 1 0 once been opened, to insure the proper retention of the contents and to protect the same against drying during the life of the package and also to preserve the compact and convenient form of the package for pocket-carrying until the contents is exhausted.

The invention also includes other features of package structure sufficiently explained hereafter.

The accompanying drawings illustrate certain representative embodiments of the invention. After considering these, persons skilled in the art will understand that many variations may be made within the principles of the invention, and I contemplate the employment of any structures that are properly within the scope of the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one suitable form of inner composite wrapper blank.

Figure 2 is a similar view of another suitable form of inner wrapper.

Figure 3 shows a convenient way of as sociating a reenforcing or connectin strip with a plunger preliminary to the formation of the inner container.

Figure 4 shows the initial application of the reenforcing strip to the inner wrapper.

Figure 5 shows the inner wrapper partly folded upon the plunger.

Figure 6 shows another folding step.

Figure 7 shows the inner container completely folded or formed, and an outer wrapper about to be placed upon the inner container.

Figure 8 shows the outer wrapper completely formed about the inner container.

Figure 9 shows inner container closure flaps folded down in overlapped relation.

Figure 10 shows the closure or neck of the outer wrapper partly folded.

Figure 11 shows the package completely closed.

Figure 12 shows a modification of the inner container and especially of the closure parts thereof.

Figure 1.3 shows the same partly closed.

Figure 14 shows another modification of inner container construction.

Figure 15 shows another modification in which the end portions of the connecting strip are exposed for attachment to the outer wrapper.

Figure 16 shows the outer wrapper applied and secured to the inner container of Figure 15.

Figure 17 shows the closure end or neck of Figure 16 partly folded or closed.

Figure 1 shows a composite inner wrapper sheet S suitable for packages of this class, consisting of an outer sheet F, of tinfoil and an inner sheet P of paper, these sheets being usually secured together by spaced stripes of adhesive .66. Usually these composite sheets or blanks are of rectangular form, requiring tuck-fold formations at the month end of the inner container or wrapper, which make the package unduly bulky at the mouth and interfere with the proper flat closure formation of the outer wrapper, as briefly referred to above. To avoid these difliculties the blank S in some cases is cornered by cutting away rectangular portions and leaving flaps 1, which may be conveniently identified as side mouth flaps or otherwise, as shown in Fig ure 2, the blanks may be merely slit longitudinally for a short distance near each longitudinal edge 2, these slits 3 defining side mouth flaps 1 as in the previous instance, and also what may be conveniently identified as narrow end mouth flaps 4.

I will first describe the further formation of a complete package including a colnered blank, such as shown in Figure 1, without the narrow end mouth flaps. Since it is easier to explain the structure of these containers or packages by describing the method of producing them I will generally herein describe the production of the packages with certain elementary devices, or parts of suitable mechanism, for such purposes, but it is to be understood that the process of production does not form a part of the present invention, and novel features of the production methods will be described and claimed in separate applications.

For the convenient production of a. representative package employing the blank of Figure 1, a plunger K, Figure 3 is employed, having broad sides 6 and narrow sides 7 and an end 8, and the container is formed upon this plunger. A strip R of paper of suitable thickness, usually somewhat thicker than the relatively thin lining paper P of the composite blank S, is provided, of suitable length and of a width equal to the width of the plunger end 8 and sides 7. The central part 9 of this strip, which may be identified as a. connecting or reenforcing strip, is applied to the end of the plunger as sufiiciently indicated in Figure. 3, and the end portions 10 of the strip are then folded along plunger sides 7. Adhesive is applied to the outer surface. of the strip at any suitable state of the operations, before or after it is applied to the plunger, this adhesive 9 being indicated by st ippling in Figure 4 and following figures.

A blank S (Figure 1) is now posit-mired in relation to the plunger, as shown in Fig ure at, with the paper surface of the (0111' posite blank confronting the plunger. and the end of the plunger with its superposed reenforcing strip is brought against a central area 11 of the blank S, indicated by dotted lines. This area 11 constitutes the bottom of the inner container. Adhesive connection is thus providedbetween the cenafter its completion.

leaviiig sidex margins 15 a-ndiibo-ttom" end" margins 16 i p roj ecti ng beyond l the narrow plunger sides '7, and w'vith ;the sidey -mouth flaps 1 previously nientioneihl lying uponbroad sides 6 f the plungen As shown iii- Figure 5,- it is mow evidentwthat in this pai tlllltlly embodiment of; the invent-ion 1 the re enfoi cing strip Rqis-of suoln length that its ends -17 terminate *flushi with the ends -18 i of bla-nln'margi s15.

The projecting i b'ottommargins 165 'a he now tn cked in or folded a gainst adhesive coatei surfaces of strip R, and the projeo i in side margins l are then successively folded down and adhesively secured to the sideportions l0 of 'striplt', asshoivirin Fig ure 7." In these operati ons inner papersur :la ces of} the compo site "Wrapper are brought? into adhesive connection,avith the paper re cnforci ig and connecting; strip and, there-- fore i a 'very iirrnzzand peiananent connection is provided for these partsinsurin j thearef tent ion of} the innercontainenin the proper shape. Especially infeld rtor i tuck foldeclj flaps" 16 which in the ordinary construction 1 of these pouches areentirely unsecured and subject to displacement as previously "111611?! tioned, are firmly] secured and preventedfronr (liSlO CtLtiO Iij in the further opera"ons up on the container" or in filling the container The provision of" the -reenfo 'cing strip also provides for the proper 'iosrtiioning and retention of the side margins, 15, even if those mar are-not properly overlapped, as sufiicientl indicated in; F i'gure l lz u here" t he inner i composite rapp er may have been intentionally or inadvertently cut so -itl'rat' these-margins will not meet o1 overlap, or else by carelessproduction methods or for "otherreasons the overlap has not*been11: roperly effected, but the;margin portions 15 are nevertheless securely connected and} the inno r container held in form by the reenforcing strip-R1 Such an inner container is uS1l21 l'ly"C01lf1- pleted by the application of an' outer curvelope or Wrapper W li ig ui'e'i; 'IhisWrapper is usually of paper of rectangulanformand= with suitable indicia printed on its outer surface. The outer wrapper may be applied and folded over the inner wrapper or container, While the latter is on the plunger, substantially in the same manner as the inner wrap mr is formed about the plunger, the successive steps of folding the outer Wrapper being sufliciently indicated in Fig ures 7 to 11 inclusive. Adhesive may be applied at any suitable stages of the operations to secure the longitudinal overlapping margins 20 of the wrapper, tuck-folds 21' being formed at thebottoms of-the narrow-sidewalls, substantially as in the case of the inner; container.

Tlie outer Wrappenis usually cut so' that when the 1 formation of the conti'uner 15- completed," except the top closure, as in-.l.* ig-;

ure' 8; the mouth edges =22- of 1 the outei Wrapper extendoutward, at least asfar: as

tl'ie inner wrapper; o-i tlie edges QQMHMIY'QX tend moderately ulJBYODCl edges 23. The

package may now be filled With any suit; able PUlVGIlZf-Etl 01"'COlllIIllllllhQd' content ma terial, suchfas smoking tobacco in the fonm qof 'cut plug, granulated-J scrap-oigfine cut forchewing;thetohacco contents benigsufli ciently indicate d at 'llg' Fi'gi-ire 8. The packageds-noav ready forclosing." lit-packages of 'this class, as heretoforeniade, the mouth? or neck port-ions of the 3 inner w a-pper or container extendingabovethertobacc o conf tents include'not only broad side marginal 3 portions 1, but, narrow end portions con tinuous therewi th, and; 1 extending from the narrow side folds 15, since tlh blank usuallyemployed is rectangular, wi thout"thje cut away portions as shown -inF-igure 1; The folding-down of nae neck portions of the inner container therefore entails ordi-I; narily the formation of tuck-folds; and it is difficultito form thesefolds either b'y niachine on; hand, operations, and moreover, the folds make the end of the inner pack age unduly bulky and it is diiiiicult to completely and smoothly fold doivn the neck or mouth of the outer Wrapper;

lVith my invention, however, as so far explained, there are no end portions in the neck structure of 'the inner wrapper, and it is only necessary to, fold down the side mouth flaps or margins successively in overlapped relation, as shown in Figure i). A perfectly flat inner package end is thus produced, and the outer Wrapper may then be closed flat and smooth upon the inner end formation, by the ordinary tuck-folderrangelnent, as sufiiciently shown in, Figures 10 and 11. Similarly, Whenthepaclcage has once beenopened by the consumer, it is a simple andeasy operation for him to-fold down-the straightunouth flap 1, with no dif-' ficulty such as is incident lit-)illfi end-fold formations of the ordinary package.

Figures 12 and 13 sniliciently illustrate variations in package constructionsuitable for the use of an inner composite blank of the character shoWnin Figure 2, that is, one in Which narrow end mouth flaps 4; are provided as Well as side mouth flaps or margins 1. The reenforoing strip in this case is of a length equal to the length of the inner Wrapper, and ends 17 of the reenforcing strip therefore are co-terminous with the ends of flaps 4:. In closing the mouth of the in ner container after the package is filled, the

mouth end flap formations comprising the flaps 4 and the ends of the reenforcing strip, are first folded down upon the tobacco contents, Figure 13 and then the side mouth flaps 1 which were separated from the end flaps 4: by slits 3 in the formation of the blank, Figure 2, are folded down substantially in the same way as previously described, this arrangement permitting a smooth and fiat end fold, because of the avoidance of any necessity for tuck-fold formations.

Figures 15 to 17 show another variation in package structure in accordance with which the inner composite blank is formed substantially as in the first instance, that is, in accordance with Figure 1, but the reenforcing strips are of substantially the same length as described in connection with Figures 4: to 7 that is to say, they are as long as the ends of the side mouth flaps 1, although the longitudinal marginal portions 15 of the composite wrapper terminate at the points 18, considerably below the ends of the reenforcing strip. When the inner container is formed, as described in Figures 1 to 7 therefore, adhesively coated end portions 30 of the reenforcing strip are exposed beyond the ends of wrapper margins 15. The outer wrapper is then applied as in the previous case and end portions of the wrapper narrow side folds or margins 20 are pressed against and adhesively connected to the reenforcing strip ends 30, producing composite outer wrapper and reenforcing strip portions 31, Figure 16. hen the package is filled it is closed by first turning down side mouth flaps 1, and then the portions 31 are tuck-folded or turned in as indicated at 32, Figure 17, and then the wrapper neck portions 33 are turned down and secured, as in Figure 11, which shows the upper end formation of the completed package.

In some cases, and especially when the packages are of considerable size, cards 40 are inserted at the bottom of the container lated as previously described until the contents is exhausted.

What I claim is: 1. A package or container for tobacco or other commodities as set forth, comprising an inner wrapper consisting of an inner layer of paper and an outer layer of foil, in substantially rectangular pouch form, with closed bottom and folded longitudinal narrow side margins and bottom end margins intucked beneath the narrow side margins, an internal securing strip adhesively secured to the bottom, bottom end tucks and longitudinal narrow side margins of the paper layer of the composite wrapper and securely retaining the inner wrapper in substantially rectangular form, and also securing the infolded bottom end tucks against displacement, and an outer wrapper enclosing the inner wrapper and having a fo-ldable closure neck.

2. A container for tobacco or similar commodities, comprising an inner container or wrapper of composite foil and paper, the paper layer being arranged as the lining of the composite wrapper, the cross-sectional form of the container being substantially oblong, the inner wrapper being formed with a solid bottom and with tuck-folds on the narrow sides adjacent to the bottom and with infolded portions along the narrow sides overlying the tuck-folds, a reenforcing and securing strip adhesively secured to the bottom of the inner wrapper and to the infolded narrow side portions thereof, the wrapper being formed with broad side closure flaps, and narrow end closure flaps adhesively secured to the reenforcing and securing strip, said broad and narrow closure flaps being severed at their intersections and all said flaps extending substantially above the normal contents level of the inner container, the described closure flap arrangement permitting the flaps to be turned smoothly down upon the container contents without tuck-folds to provide a fiat and smooth package top, and an outer wrapper enclosing the inner wrapper or container and having a neck extending substantially above the package contents and arranged to be tuck-folded to cover the closure members of the inner container.

Signed at New York, New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 16th day of July A. D. 1923.

J ON AT HA N PETE H S( N 

